Electronic Environmental Public Health Reporting

Goal

To design and help bring to operational status an electronic environmental health services data reporting system in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness of environmental health programs, utilize standardized data collected to guide policy and programs.

Tasks

Communicate about the project and processes to the local health departments.

Design the software system specifications.

Work with the software vendor to develop, pilot, rollout, and evaluate system and system impact on processes, programs, and health outcomes.

Status

Ten pilot local health departments are currently in the development and/or live stage.

Environmental modules include:

Food establishments

Land development

- On-site sewage systems

- Individual water systems

- Subdivision

Recreational water facilities

Swimming pools

Water slides

Hot tubs

Child care centers

Manufactured Home Communities

Body art

Body piercing

Tattooing

Complaints

General sanitation

Parks

Schools

Mass gatherings/fairs/festivals

Thirty-seven portable printers and tablet computers have been distributed to the pilot local health departments as of September 2012.

We expect to bring Phase II into our program this fall. This will include all local health departments in West Virginia.